Improvement in car-trucks



W W. WORSWICK.

Gap- Truck.

No. 219,664. Patented Sept.l6,1879.

X mm? ca I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

I WILLIAM W. WORSWIOK, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

IMPROVEM ENT IN CAR-TRUCKS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 219,664, datedSeptember 16, 1879; application filed May 29, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM W. WURS- WIOK, of Cleveland, in the countyof Guyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and ImprovedStreet-Railway Car- Truck and I do hereby declare that the following isafull, clear, and complete description of the same. i

This invention relates to an'improvement in the housings of street-caraxle-boxes, producing as a result a more simple and less expensiveattachment of the box to the car or truck than the devices ordinarilyemployed for that purpose.

A full detailed description of the invention is'as follows, referencebeing had to the accompanyin gdrawings forillustratin g the same,

and making a part of this specification, in whicht Figure 1 is a sideView of the axle-box and housing. Fig. 2 is an end view of the same.Fig. 3 is a detached section.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several views.

As shown in the drawings, A represents a sill of a car. B is theaxle-box, attached thereto by hangers G G, which also serve as braces,being re-enforced by the transverse braces B.

On each of the extensions to a of the box is placed a step, D, in thehollow of the top of which are set, respectively, the lower ends of thesprings E. The upper ends are secured in the hollow of the caps F,attached to the under side of the sill, substantially as shown in Fig.3. y

I G G are a pair of standards passing loosely through the box in sleevesI). Said standards are firmly secured to the sill and to the bar H ofthe hanger, so that they are rigid in their relation thereto, but movefreely through the box as the springs are compressed and extended by theweight and motion of the car. The said standards prevent the box frombecoming displaced in its relation to the sill to which they areattached, but at the same time permit of a free and ready verticalmovement of the standards through the box.

The weight of the car is borne upon the springs, which, in consequenceof their length,

yield easily and readily to the variable move ments of the car while. inmotion, rendering the same easy to ride in, and without severe strainupon the wheels and their housings.

The steps are retained in place upon the ends or extension of the box bymeans of a boss, 0, projecting from the base of the steps into anopening in the extension, as seen in Fig. 3.

I am aware that springs have been used in the housings of car-axleboxes, and that they have been held in place by hollow steps, caps, andposts. Therefore I do not claim such, broadly.

That which distinguishes my invention from others is the constructionand arrangement herein shown.

The springs E, with the caps and steps may be placed in the position ofthe posts G, and the posts G in the position of the said springs,without departing from the principle of construction. The springs E andposts Gr being connected at the upper ends to the under side of the sillA so as to cover over the springs and posts, the sill at these points isprotected from wet or moisture gathering between the sill and the postsand springs, which prevents decay of the said sill. I

The plate or bar H is movable, and attached to the braces G O by boltsand nuts at d.

By means of this arrangement the axle and wheel can be easily andreadily connected and disconnected from the housing and car, by

first raising the car so as not to rest upon the journal-box or axle,and removing the bolts and nuts (I to Withdraw the bar H; then the box,posts, and springs maybe taken out, and then the wheels.

This arrangement avoids much of the time and labor required to removethe car-wheel, axle, and housing as usually constructed.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

As an improvement in housings for streetcar axle-boxes, the springs E,consisting of one piece of material without perforations or holestherein for the passage of through-bolts, said springs being arranged oneither side of the said axle-box, and secured to the extension-platesthereof by steps D, and to. the sill of the ear by caps F and standardsGr, pass ing loosely through the said extension-plates in sleeves I),and rigidly attached to the bar H and to the sill of the car, allcombined and arranged substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

WILLIAM WORSWIGK.

Witnesses:

W. H. BURRIDGE, J ornv H. BURRme

